Thursday, October 28, 1999 Published at 22:07 GMT 23:07 UKWorld: AmericasChildren march against gunsParents and children marched on the CapitolHundreds of children and their parents have been marching in Washington to demand greater gun control in the United States.

The BBC Washington correspondent, Tom Carver says the Los Angeles and Colorado shootings affected millions of middle-class Americans because they happened in the suburbs, and not in the traditionally violent inner cities.

So far the Republican-controlled Congress has refused to pass gun-control legislation, but many states are introducing tough laws of their own.